Gaza civil defence says 14 killed in Israeli strikes since midnight GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence said Tuesday that 14 people had been killed since midnight in Israeli strikes on the... Published 3 days ago
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World Hamas accuses US of distorting truth by claiming it ‘chose’ war GAZA CITY: Hamas on Saturday accused the United States of distorting the truth by saying the Palestinian group had... Published 22 Mar, 2025 05:35pm
World Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 130 Palestinians in the past 48 hours, health ministry says Israel resumes bombing and ground operations in the Gaza Strip as it presses Hamas to free remaining Israeli hostages Updated 22 Mar, 2025 09:57pm
World Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border launch BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes hit southern Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had... Published 22 Mar, 2025 01:10pm
Opinion Using Israeli hostages is Hamas’s only bargaining chip That Israel’s belligerence knows no bounds is a fact that has found its best expression from its defence minister... Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am
World At least 70 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza, Gaza health authorities say GAZA/CAIRO: At least 70 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday,... Published 20 Mar, 2025 01:19pm
World US strikes hit targets in Yemeni capital, Houthi-run TV reports CAIRO: The United States struck targets in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Wednesday, Houthi-run Al Masirah TV... Published 20 Mar, 2025 10:37am
World Gaza health ministry says one foreign UN worker killed in Israeli strike denied by Israel DEIR EL-BALAH: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said a foreign UN worker was killed and five others seriously... Published 19 Mar, 2025 11:00pm
World Trump says Houthis to be ‘annihilated,’ warns Iran to stop aid WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Yemen’s Houthi rebels “will be completely annihilated,”... Published 19 Mar, 2025 10:45pm
World New Israeli strikes on Gaza ‘dramatic step backwards’: Macron PARIS: Israel’s resumption of strikes on the Gaza Strip is a major step in the wrong direction after its ceasefire... Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:18pm
World Gaza civil defence says 13 killed in Israeli strikes overnight GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Wednesday that 13 people had been killed in Israeli air strikes on the... Updated 19 Mar, 2025 10:45pm
World Mahmoud Khalil calls himself political prisoner after US immigration arrest WASHINGTON: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is... Published 19 Mar, 2025 08:23am
World Israel strikes on Gaza spark global condemnation GAZA CITY: Israel’s deadly strikes on Gaza drew global condemnation on Tuesday, as it said it had “no... Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:36am
World Netanyahu warns Hamas Israeli strikes on Gaza ‘only the beginning’ JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a wave of deadly overnight strikes on Gaza was... Published 19 Mar, 2025 01:03am
World Israel says air raid sirens sound, army ‘intercepted’ missile from Yemen JERUSALEM: Israel said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Tuesday, after air raid sirens sounded in... Published 18 Mar, 2025 11:49pm
World Donald Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 31 killed Strikes represent the biggest US military operation in the Middle East since Trump took office in January Updated 16 Mar, 2025 10:15pm
Editorials Counter proposal EDITORIAL: Egypt’s $53 billion proposal to reconstruct Gaza stands in stark contrast to the Trump administration’s... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am
World Israeli airstrike kills nine people in north Gaza town, medics say, amid ceasefire disputes CAIRO: At least nine Palestinians were killed, including two local journalists, and others wounded on Saturday in an... Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:58pm
World UN warns of ‘dire consequences’ as Israel cuts power to Gaza GENEVA: The United Nations said Monday that Israel’s decision to cut off electricity to Gaza was “very concerning”,... Published 10 Mar, 2025 11:11pm
World Hamas denounces Israeli ‘failure’ to withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border GAZA CITY: Hamas on Monday condemned Israel for keeping troops in an area of southern Gaza along the Egyptian... Published 10 Mar, 2025 09:16pm
World Israeli negotiators head to Qatar for Gaza truce talks OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel is due to send a delegation to Qatar on Monday for a fresh round of talks on extending a... Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:08pm
World US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible ‘within weeks’ WASHINGTON: The US hostage envoy who held unprecedented direct talks with Hamas said Sunday he was confident a deal... Published 09 Mar, 2025 08:43pm
World Israel, Hamas signal readiness for next ceasefire talks as mediators push for progress Delegation from Hamas is engaging in ceasefire talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators who have been helping facilitate the talks along with officials from Qatar Updated 09 Mar, 2025 09:09pm
World Hamas says Gaza aid block impacts Israeli hostages GAZA CITY: Hamas accused Israel Saturday of “committing the war crime of collective punishment” by halting aid to... Published 08 Mar, 2025 09:38pm
World Israel says struck suspects retrieving drone in Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it conducted an air strike on Saturday in the Gaza Strip targeting... Published 08 Mar, 2025 05:06pm
Opinion Gaza: Trump’s preposterous proposal It is heartening to note that the Arab leaders have finally taken a firm step towards the plight of Palestinians by... Published 08 Mar, 2025 02:48am
World Wariness in Jerusalem as Palestinians mark first Friday in Ramadan JERUSALEM: A limited number of older Palestinians were allowed into Jerusalem on the first Friday of Ramadan, the... Published 07 Mar, 2025 04:59pm
World US to reportedly use AI to revoke visas of students it sees as Hamas supporters WASHINGTON: The US State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it... Updated 07 Mar, 2025 03:49pm
World UN experts say Israel again ‘weaponising starvation’ in Gaza GENEVA: A group of UN human rights experts said Thursday that Israel is again “weaponising starvation” in Gaza by... Published 07 Mar, 2025 01:06am